Question:
Is it true that all the prophets were accused of being possessed by jinn and practicing magic?
Answer:
Yes, it is true.
Allah Almighty says:
كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ ﴿٥٢﴾
“Similarly, no messenger came to those before them but they said, ‘He is a magician or a madman.’”
Reference: Adh-Dhariyat: 52
Allah Almighty consoles His Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, saying that just as these polytheists are saying, similarly, those who rejected their messengers before also said: كَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ ﴿٥٢﴾
